Bands Under The Radar (BUTR)

I have been meaning to blog about this for the past 15 weeks but if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you probably already know!  So BUTR has a weekly segment on South Africa’s largest rock station, 5FM, as part of Jon Savage’s Power Nite of Rock program.  This show reaches millions of listeners in South Africa and anyone in the world can tune in online via their spiffy website.

Jon Savage is the killer DJ and lead singer of Cassette that invited me to be a part of his show.  You can listen live every Thursday at 4/3pm CST.  If you miss the broadcast below are streams from past shows along with the list of artists I featured.

Week 2: Broken Bells “High Road” + Dirty Sweet “You’ve Been Warned”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/2.mp3|titles=Broken Bells + Dirty Sweet]

Week 3: Magic Wands “Black Magic” + The Ruse “I Can’t Stop”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/3.mp3|titles=Magic Wands + The Ruse]

Week 4: The xx “Shelter” + Lissy Trullie “Self-Taught Learner”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/4.mp3|titles=The xx + Lissy Trullie]

Week 4: Foxy Shazam “A Dangerous Man” + The Rouge “Six Shooter”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/5.mp3|titles=Foxy Shazam + The Rouge]

Week 6: Mumford & Sons “White Blank Page” + Saint Motel “Dear Dictator”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/6.mp3|titles=Mumford & Sons + Saint Motel]

Week 7: Portual. The Man “People Say” + “The Dead Dog”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/7.mp3|titles=Portugal. The Man]

Week 8: The Daylights – “Rogue Machine” + “Terra Firma”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/8.mp3|titles=The Daylights]

Week 9: Mikky Ekko – “Sedated” + “Who Are You, Really?”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/9.mp3|titles=Mikky Ekko]

Week 10: Lissie – “Bad Romance” + “When I’m Alone”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/10.mp3|titles=Lissie]

Week 11: Wintersleep – “Danse Macabre” + “Black Camera”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/11.mp3|titles=Wintersleep]

Week 12: Blitzen Trapper – “Love and Hate” + “Heaven and Earth”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/12.mp3|titles=Blitzen Trapper]

Week 13: Slow Motion Centerfold – “Vann” + “Alma Rose”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/13.mp3|titles=Slow Motion Centerfold]

Week 14: AWOLNATION – “Burn It Down” + “Sail”
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/5FM/14.mp3|titles=AWOLNATION]

Visit BUTR’s 5FM page to see the complete list of featured artists.

Pledge Music, a direct-to-fan fund raising platform, has developed a widget that allows artists to collect email addresses, Facebook fans and Twitter followers in exchange for a track. The widget is free to artists, completely customizable, and gives statistics and analytics that provide insight into who is viewing, listening and sharing. Pledge Music also has a video exchange widget in development.

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Brite Revolution 2 (Podcast #46)
[audio:http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/Downloads/BUTR-Podcast42.mp3|titles=Brite Revolution 2 (Podcast #46)]

Download Podcast #46

1. Mikky Ekko – Who Are You, Really?
2. Slow Motion Centerfold – Vann
3. Slow Motion Centerfold – Alma Rosé
4. Loren Francis – I’ve Been Down Before
5. Loren Francis – If It Was Up To Me
6. Michael Logen – Supposed To Be Beautiful
7. The Heavy Pets – Lazy Anna
8. The Heavy Pets – No More Time
9. Tonic – Daffodil
10. Garrison Starr – Superhero
11. Garrison Starr – Serves Me Right
12. Jay Nash – Ooogly Boogly
13. Jay Nash – Wayfarer
14. The CO – Hold On
15. The CO – Come In Closer
16. Katie Herzig – Sumatra
17. Katie Herzig – I Hurt Too
18. Andy Davis – Hush Money (Live)
19. Andy Davis – Let The Woman (Live)
20. Billy Cerveny – Donnelly’s Lament
21. Billy Cerveny – Sinking Deeper
22. The Daylights – Weapons
23. Sleeping At Last – Careful Hands
24. Matt Haeck – Western States
25. Seth Philpott – Seasons Come and Go
26. Declan McGarry – Wrecking Ball
27. The Avery Set – Written With A Pen
28. The Avery Set – Set My Weight On Me
29. Randall Goodgame – All The Years

I have a big announcement to make.  After 10+ years in the entertainment biz I’ve officially decided to jump in head first and manage a band.  Those of you that know me know I’m always working on 10 things at once, and adding management to my plate is a huge commitment that I’m not willing to make and a huge risk that I’m not willing to take unless it’s an aritst I really believe in.  Well that artist is Slow Motion Centerfold.

They are a rock band from Nashville, TN comprised of four best friends from childhood (two of whom are brothers) plus a Tyson Beckfordish dude on drums.

The band’s influences are so broad they are hard to pin down musically. Guitar rock revisionists? Keyboard pop song deconstructionists? SMC can play in a lot of different keys. But whatever you want to call the sound, the band brings an intensity to their live shows, driven largely by front man Alex Hall’s high wire antics.

SMC shows can best be described as: Explosive. Animated. Volatile. Melodic. Snappy. Rambunctious. Catchy as “fill in the blank”.

Their debut album titled “Rock The Body Language” was produced by Brian Virture whose list of credits are too long to list but include Jane’s Addiction, Audioslave, 30 Seconds to Mars, & Deftones just to name a few.

GIVE “ROCK THE BODY LANGUAGE” A LISTEN and let me know what you think.  How would you describe their sound?  Who do you think they are influenced by?  The bio is always being edited so maybe I can include your poetic description?